Gordon comes back to his apartment, and tells Susan that he still hasn't found the cat. He then shows Susan that the table isn't properly set, and she corrects the problem. Gordon proceeds to make toast for lunch, but forgets to put the bread in. They observe that they're both distracted by their search for the missing cat.

Ernie and Bert: Ernie's friend holds a huge card of a dog in front of his head. Ernie asks Bert how many feet the dog has, and Bert says four. Next, Ernie's friend holds up a card of a table. Ernie asks Bert how many legs the table has. Again, Bert says four. Ernie's friend then holds up a card that shows a four-eyed monster. Ernie asks Bert, "How many eyes can you count on this face?" Bert again says four, but adds that "nothing in the world has four eyes and looks like that." Ernie's friend lowers the card, revealing himself to be the Beautiful Day Monster- with two extra eyes.

Gordon goes outside and asks Mr. Cardwell if he's seen the cat. Mr. Cardwell hasn't seen the cat, but he's seeing triangles everywhere. He finds one in Oscar's can, and Oscar takes it back because it's his. More and more triangles pop up in mid-air, and Mr. Cardwell even finds some on Gordon's body.

SCENE 3cont'd

Gordon encounters Bob with a Capuchin monkey on his shoulder. They sit down, and Bob feeds the monkey a peanut. Bob points out that some monkeys can swing.

Film

A gibbon swings, and an audience cheers when the film ends.Music: Joe Raposo

SCENE 3cont'd

At the end of the film, Oscar observes that everyone cheers for cute animals (like the cat that everyone is looking for today), but he prefers ugly animals, like worms.

Cartoon

A worm declares that the word "worm" is the only important word that begins with "W". A walrus retaliates by dumping a bucket of water on it.(First: Episode 0001)

Big Bird has a surprise for the cat: a bag of marshmallows. Gordon informs Big Bird that cats don't eat marshmallows, and Big Bird learns the hard way about "some", "more" and "all" by accidentally eating some, then more, then all of the marshmallows. Big Bird then gets a stomachache and walks unhappily back to his nest.

SCENE 5cont'd

Gordon sits on the steps and reads a book, Sam by Ann Herbert Scott, about a boy who gets yelled at by everyone in his family, but things get better in the end. After the story, Gordon says it's important to know your letters, like the letter J.

Cartoon

"The J Commercial:" Two boys scrutinize a J, saying it looks like a fish-hook. A resonant voice (Gary Owens) informs them that it's the letter J. This leads to a jazzy story about Joe. Moral: "Don't jive a judge by jamming a junebug."Studio: Ken Snyder; Director: Fred Calvert

SCENE 5cont'd

Gordon demonstrates what a magnet can do, and introduces a film about magnetic cranes.

Film

A magnetic crane picks up large pieces of metal.

SCENE 6

At Hooper's Store, Gordon shows Bob the triangles that Mr. Cardwell found earlier. Bob looks around Hooper's, and also finds many triangles.

Bob plays three rounds of "One of These Things" with the viewer. Round one has three foods and a comic book, round two has three items of clothing and an orange, and round three has three vehicle toys and a shoe. Bob introduces a message from the number 4.

Mr. Cardwell delivers some groceries to Susan. She counts four carrots, four lemons, four lollipops and four eggs, and Mr. Cardwell finds the fifth of each item behind her hair -- except for the fifth egg, which comes from a live chicken.

Big Bird feels bad because he still can't find the cat. He tells Susan that he found a little bird with pointy ears and a long tail, which Susan informs him is a cat. Gordon brings over the cat, which is no longer lost, and Big Bird cowers in front of it, until he sees that it won't eat him. Gordon decides to make Big Bird the "keeper of the cats," right as Bob comes by with five more found kittens.

SCENE 9cont'd

Gordon signs off while Bob and Big Bird watch the kittens eat. Susan announces the sponsors and the book read on today's show.

Notes

Oscar is rebuilt for this and Episode 0010, this time with an arm (he had no limbs before). Oscar would be rebuilt yet again, and this puppet was used from Episode 0011 until the end of the season.